Monday, April 10, 2006

Creole Black Beans with Sausage

Time for some spicy crockpot black beans with today's creole recipe.

Creole Black Beans and Sausage

1 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1" slices
3 cans (15 oz) black beans, drained
1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
1 1/2 cups green pepper, chopped
1 1/2 cups celery, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp leaf thyme
1 1/2 tsp leaf oregano
1 1/2 tsp white pepper
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 chicken bouillon cube
5 bay leaves
1 8-oz can tomato sauce
1 cup water
Hot cooked rice

Brown sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Drain fat and transfer to crockpot. Combine remaining ingredients in crockpot. Cover and cook on low 8 hours or on high 4 hours. Remove bay leaves. Serve over cooked rice.

Josh Day
Editor, Crockpot Recipes
http://crockpotrecipes101.com